Awning type window operator



Aug. 15, 1950 F. H. DERBY 2,519,234

AWNING TYPE WINDOW OPERATOR Filed Nov. 4, 1946 2 Sheets$heet 1 I i i I 4l I r a I 1 E 5F: l J/ 1 g i H I I I l l /a t fi A? Z lNVENTOR Av? /0 BYE 5.

ATTORNEYS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYS F. H. DERBY AWNING TYPE wmnowOPERATOR Filed Nov. 4, 1946 7 Aug.

Patented Aug. 15, 1950 AWNING rrrn wmnow ornmroa Frank iieiierby, Miami,Fla. Application November 4,1946, Seneimioms i claim. (01. ass-iii) .1Thisinvention relates to devices for opening and closing windows of theawning type, the primary object of the invention being to provide adevic'e of this character so designed as to permit a window on which itis installed to-be closed automatically in the eventof a heavy rain;

Another important object of the invention-is to. provide an opening andclosing means used in conjunction with an awning type, window whichwill-embody means for locking-a window ofthe ing the possibility of thewindows closing accide'ntally, but which will, nevertheless, still becapable .of closing automatically as hereinbefore mentioned;notwithstanding this locking feature.

With tne...oregoing. and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of 'rtaii'i novel detailsof constructionand combinations of parts, hereinafter more fullydescribed and pointed out in the cIaim it being understood that changesmay be made in the construction and "arrangement of parts withoutdeparting from the spirit of the ir'iyentibn as claimed.

Refeiriiig tothe drawing:

Figure 1 is a frontelevational view namessa'sh awning type window,withthe center sash being shown in an open position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through a three-sash awning typewindow, with the center sash thereof being shown in an open position,and with automatic closing mean embodied in the invention, not shown.

Figure 3 is a detail vertical sectional view through a sash of a windowof'this type, with the sash in a closed position, and with automatic 7closing means not shown.

Figure 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view through a sash and windowframe, part being cut away, with the sash being shown in a closedposition, and with automatic closing means not shown. 7

Figure 5 is a front elevational view of a two- 'sash awning type windowin a closed position,

with parts of the window not being shown, and

with automatic closing means illustrated.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through a two-sash awning typewindow shown in a closed position with the invention mounted thereon.

Figure '7 is a detail vertical sectional view through an open sash, withpart of the sash not being shown, showing the invention mounted thereon.

2 three -"sash typeand sor'nof the two-sasl'i type, as the opening andclosing means and automatic closing means embodied in theinv'ehtion'ea'ch has individual application to each sash.

, Referring toithe drawing in detail, the invention :embodies an awningtype window sash '5 pivotally mounted in a window frame 5 by means oftrunnions 1.- There is in .addition'a pin 8 fixedly attached'to a sideof the frames serving "as a fulcrum; there being a lever 9 piv'otallymounted on the pint. At the rear end of the level 9, ahandle H! ispivotally mounted, which is provided with pivotal means, in the form ofa pin,.cennettin'g the forward end of the handle in andtthe rear*endc'of the near 9.

Pivotally mounted on the forward end f the lever B is a use. in, whichis ans providdwith pivotal means, in the form-or 'a pin, connecting therear ehd "of 'the'link II and the rafters end 'ofthe lever "s. Thedimers and or the link is is piVotally secured by racket means I! to theside of the window sash-5.

At "the forward enact the lever '9, and at the rear end of the link H,are 'fbrfned cooperating stops Hysaifl .stop's I3'b'eiiig ice-ates enthe upper edges cream ends. are sepsis on theiever' 9 and link I! servet6 loss the sash in an open position, asth'ey are so disposed as toengage each other at a point below a straight line drawn between thepoint at which the link I I is secured to the sash. 5, and the pin orfulcrum 8.

Similarly formed cooperating stops I3 are provided on the rear end ofthe lever 9 and forward end of the handle ID, the stops in this instanceproviding assistance to the handle I!) in increasing the leverage of thelever 9.

In raising the sash 5 to an open position, the handle I0 is swungupwardly, and when the cooperating stops 13 on the handle and leverbecome engaged, the lever is pivotally swung in a counter-clockwisedirection, forcing the linking member I I to be moved downwardly andoutwardly, thereby moving the sash outwardly into an open position, andlooking it in such position. in the manner hereinbefore described.

In closing the sash 5 manually, the handle I0 is pulled downwardly andvertically, thus raising the forward end of the lever 9 and breaking thejoint between the lever 9 and locking member II, the sash 5 then closingby reason of its own weight.

Automatic means for closing the sash 5 in the event of heavy rains arealso embodied in the invention in addition to manual means, and will bedescribed hereinafter in detail.

Aligned openings M are disposed in the sides of the window frame 6adjacent the opening and closing means hereinbefore described, and anelongated arm or rock shaft I5 is positioned through these openings,said arm l5 having each end formed at right angles and having the endsthen extended horizontally and parallel to the house wall in a directionaway from the window. The forward end of the arm I5 is extended througha vertical slot [6 formed in the down-spout l1, and there is suspendedfrom the forward end and within the down-spout IT, a cylindricalreceptacle [8 provided with an open top, the receptacle l8 having abottom in which are disposed a number of openings I9.

Approximately intermediate the ends of the arm I5, is secured a finger20 which projectshorizontally from a slot 2| disposed in the side memberof the window frame 6. When the sash 5 is in an open position, theprojecting end of the finger 20 is disposed immediately below the togglecomprising members 9 and II, and is dis posed under lever 9'near thelevers forward end, and it will be seen that in the event of a heavydownpour of rain, the receptacle l8 will a tend to fill with water, theweight of which. will pull the end of the arm 15 downwardly, causing theend of the finger 20 to press upwardly against the forward end of thelever 9 breaking the lever and moving the lever from its locked positionand causing the window to close. In the event of a downpour, it ispointed out, the openings IS on the bottom of the receptacle I8 willeventually permit the water accumulated in the receptacle l8 to run outafter the water has served its a Number bottom edges of the sash 5 haveflanges 23 over lapping the vertical and lower sides of the window frame6, and there are in addition longitudinally extended drip strips 24coveringthe upper edge of the sash.

What is claimed is:

g In combination with an awning type window sash, a window frame, and adown spout: a toggle pivotally connected at its opposite ends to theframe and sash respectively for opening and closing the sash, saidtoggle having a center joint movable past a, dead center to lock thesash in an open position: a rock shaft journaled at opposite ends in theoutside and inside walls of the frame and extending through the interiorof the frame; a finger rigid with the middle portion of the rock shaftand extending laterally therefrom, said frame having a slot in its side'wall through which the finger projects, said finger extendingtransversely of and below the toggle adjacent the center joint; and areceptacle connected to one end of the rock shaft and positioned withinthe down spout to rock the shaft responsive to the deposit of water inthe receptacle, said finger having an upward throw responsive torocking'of the shaft, said throw being over a distance sufiicient forengagement of the toggle by the finger and shifting of 'the center jointto the other side of the dead center.

FRANK H. DERBY.

REFERENCES CITED Zhe following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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